I think you would find that Ohio has always required a marriage license, at least soon after Ohio became a state. What you will not find is parents until late in the 1800's, 1899 in Wayne. Bob Strock [email protected] wrote: > could you tell me if Ohio reguired people to have a marriage license before > they were married i have a copy of the marriage but am trying to find out > Ggmothers parents names. they were married in Holmes county Jan 22,1852 who > would i write to get this do you have an address. Thank you Loretta Barchus -- Bob & Esther Strock, Dalton, OH. On the edge of Amish Country. Researching family history in Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit, Wood, Wayne and other Counties of Ohio. Sponsor member of Rootsweb and listowner of Strock-L, Uhl-L, and Welday-L message lists. GenConnect Family Association boards: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Strock http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Uhl http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/w/e/WELDAY/queries